Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British sci-fi essayist, science author and futurist, designer, undersea pilgrim, and TV arrangement have.
He is renowned for being co-author of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, generally thought to be a standout amongst the most compelling movies ever. Clarke was a science essayist, who was both an energetic populariser of space travel and a futurist of uncanny capacity. Regarding these matters he composed over twelve books and many expositions, which showed up in different well known magazines. In 1961 he was granted the Kalinga Prize, a honor which is given by UNESCO for promoting science.
These alongside his sci-fi compositions in the long run earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age". His other sci-fi compositions earned him various Hugo and Nebula grants, which alongside a substantial readership made him one of the towering figures of sci-fi. For a long time Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Enormous Three" of sci-fi.
Clarke was a long lasting defender of space travel. In 1934, while still an adolescent, he joined the British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, he proposed a satellite correspondence framework, a thought which won him the Franklin Institute's Stuart Ballantine Medal in 1963, and different respects. Later he was the executive of the British Interplanetary Society from 1946–47 and again in 1951–53.
Clarke emigrated from England to Sri Lanka (previously Ceylon) in 1956, to a great extent to seek after his enthusiasm for scuba plunging. That year he found the submerged vestiges of the antiquated Koneswaram sanctuary in Trincomalee. Clarke expanded his popularity later on in the 1980s, from being the host of a few network shows, for example, Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. He lived in Sri Lanka until his demise. He was knighted in 1998 and was granted Sri Lanka's most elevated common respect, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005.
He is renowned for being co-author of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, generally thought to be a standout amongst the most compelling movies ever. Clarke was a science essayist, who was both an energetic populariser of space travel and a futurist of uncanny capacity. Regarding these matters he composed over twelve books and many expositions, which showed up in different well known magazines. In 1961 he was granted the Kalinga Prize, a honor which is given by UNESCO for promoting science.
These alongside his sci-fi compositions in the long run earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age". His other sci-fi compositions earned him various Hugo and Nebula grants, which alongside a substantial readership made him one of the towering figures of sci-fi. For a long time Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Enormous Three" of sci-fi.
Clarke was a long lasting defender of space travel. In 1934, while still an adolescent, he joined the British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, he proposed a satellite correspondence framework, a thought which won him the Franklin Institute's Stuart Ballantine Medal in 1963, and different respects. Later he was the executive of the British Interplanetary Society from 1946–47 and again in 1951–53.
Clarke emigrated from England to Sri Lanka (previously Ceylon) in 1956, to a great extent to seek after his enthusiasm for scuba plunging. That year he found the submerged vestiges of the antiquated Koneswaram sanctuary in Trincomalee. Clarke expanded his popularity later on in the 1980s, from being the host of a few network shows, for example, Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. He lived in Sri Lanka until his demise. He was knighted in 1998 and was granted Sri Lanka's most elevated common respect, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005.
